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Using the Library Catalog

How it works

Using advanced search

The link to advanced search is immediately to the right of the catalog's main search box. Advanced search allows you to easily combine multiple search terms in different fields.

  1. First, choose whether to require ALL or ANY of the search lines that are contained in your search equation
  2. Enter a single term, multiple terms, or a phrase in the box of each field you would like to search
  3. Boolean operators may be used within lines for complex logic
  4. Select from a subset of our faceting options to use in conjunction with your search
  5. Choose how you want your results to be sorted.

An advanced search with content in the Keyword row, the Subject row, and the Genre row. The keyword row shows the following keywords: Caribbean OR "Latin America" OR "Latin American" OR Cuba*. The subject row shows a search for Music*. and the genre row shows a search for "Documentary films"

A limit your search section at the bottom of advanced search. In the Access box, Online is checked off, in the Format box, Video is selected, and in the sorting options, the results are selected to be sorted by publication date new to old

 

Modifying an advanced search

After executing an advanced search, if you would like to go back and modify the search, select the "Edit Search" button at the top of your search results.

a completed advanced search with several selected facets at the top, including Access: online and Format: Video. There are two buttons to the left of the selected facets: Start Over, and Edit Search. The Edit Search button is circled in red

Search Fields and Facets

Search fields

  • Keyword
  • Author/Creator
  • Title
  • Journal Title
  • Subject
  • Genre
  • Language
  • ISBN/ISSN
  • Call Number
  • Series
  • Publisher
  • Place of Publication
  • Conference
  • Corporate Author
  • Publisher Number
  • Contents Note
  • Publication Date (Start and End of a range)

Facets

  • Access
  • Format
  • Language
  • Library
  • Specific Location
  • Classification
  • Recently Published
  • Recently Added
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